BeachCast.TV: Bible Exploration, Apologetics and Church History with Dr. Chase A. Thompson:

Almost two thousand years ago, James warned Christians that they don't know the future, God alone does, so we should be careful about making long term plans - we should do so with humility and understanding of God's sovereignty. Spurgeon warned his congregation of the same truths in the 1800s, and in modern times those truths are just as needed!

Almost two thousand years ago, James warned Christians that they don't know the future, God alone does, so we should be careful about making long term plans - we should do so with humility and understanding of God's sovereignty. Spurgeon warned his congregation of the same truths in the 1800s, and in modern times those truths are just as needed!

The meaning of true biblical wisdom has become quite obscured over the years, so today we have a refresher on what the Bible teaches us about wisdom, focusing in particular on the fact that Godly wisdom is gentle and peace-loving.

Solomon's son becomes king, and is immediately faced with a dilemma: Follow the leadership advice of his friends, or his father's elder counselors. Rehoboam chooses wrongly in a spectacularly awful way, but we learn a lot about leadership ourselves from his blunder.

Today we here an amazing prayer from Solomon, and find in it a key to returning to God when we are far away from Him. While returning to God might seem complicated, it is almost always simple.

Today we wrestle with a big question: Do James and Paul contradict each other? Is one saying that salvation is by faith and works, and the other saying that salvation is by faith alone? A careful reading will show that both are emphasizing different sides of the same truth, as Charles Spurgeon and Got Questions helps us see.